The stock market closed October with a positive trading session, as liquidity improved significantly, despite foreign investors continuing their six-day selling streak.

The stock market continued its upward trend on Tuesday, marking the VN-Index’s second consecutive gain, with a significant increase in liquidity.

The stock market started the new trading week with an uptick, ending VN-Index’s two-day losing streak, though liquidity fell to its lowest level since 12 September.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed amending a regulation on securities clearing under the Securities Law to support the upgrade of the Vietnamese stock market to emerging market status.

The Vietnamese stock market experienced a volatile trading week marked by significant correction pressures, which pushed the VN-Index down to its lowest level of 2023.

The stock market took a sharp downturn on Thursday, with the VN-Index falling below the 1,260-point mark, while foreign investors resumed their net selling.

While the market eagerly focuses on the third-quarter business results of securities firms, the weak market's liquidity and declining performance of the brokerage sector are undermining the group’s health.

The stock market finished slightly higher on Wednesday, boosted by bottom-fishing demand after the strong correction in the previous session. While foreign investors returned to the southern market, they still net sold a large volume on the northern bourse.

The stock market continued its downward trend on Tuesday, with the VN-Index recording its third consecutive decline, while liquidity saw a significant increase.